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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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